TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters

Week of November 27, 2023

1.On December 6 children around Europe put out stockings, shoes, or boots to be filled with candy. This is to celebrate which Saint?

Saint Peter
Saint Fabius
Saint Nicholas
Saint Patrick
Saint Christopher

2.The least common multiple of 2, 3, and 4 is:

Greater than the product of 6 and 4
Greater than the difference of 43 and 21
Less than the product of 3 and 6
Less than the sum of 18 and 5
Less than the product of 2 and 7

3.Hanukkah is known as the Jewish:

Version of Christmas
Festival of lights
Celebration of the messiah
High Holy Day
Sabbath

4.In December the northern hemisphere experiences:

The vernal equinox
The annual lunar eclipse
The autumnal equinox
The winter solstice
The beginning of spring

5.The candles on Rachel's menorah burn only 6 hours. If she kept her menorah lit for 3 hours each night, how many candles did she need to buy to keep her menorah properly lit for all 7 nights of Hanukkah?

6.John, Mary and Susie are each more than one decade and less than two decades old. The sum of their ages is 41. Susie is one and a half times Mary's age. Mary is one year older than John. John is seven years younger than Susie. How old is Susie?

7.A synonym for the word "harmony" is:

disagreement
confusion
dissonance
noise
agreement

8.Janice has $14. Leilani has $15. They put their money together to buy a toy that costs $21.14. How much change did they have left after buying the toy?

$4.57
$8.23
$3.29
$6.95
$7.86

9.Which sentence is correct?

My mother has to wrap all are presents.
I buyed a toy truck for my little brother.
There's only 33 days until Christmas.
He said he wanted a fire truck for Christmas.
I got to hide it so he won't find it.

10.Which city is most likely to have a white Christmas?

New Orleans
Santa Fe
Tacoma
Detroit
Ft. Lauderdale

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